World's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, dies at 118 

Paris: The world’s oldest person French nun Sister Andre passed away at the age of 118 in France.

Lucile Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre when she joined a Catholic charitable order in 1944, had survived COVID last year.

Turning to Twitter, the city’s mayor, Hubert Falco announced the news of her death writing: “it is with immense sadness and emotion that I learnt tonight of the passing of the world’s oldest person #SisterAndré at 118 years old.”

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗹'𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲́, 𝗦𝗼𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲́

C'est avec une immense tristesse et énormément d'émotions que j'apprends le décès ce soir de notre Doyenne de l'Humanité #SoeurAndré à l'@ehpadscl de #Toulon à 118 ans. pic.twitter.com/R2HWrnyLkB

— Hubert Falco (@hubertfalco) January 17, 2023

According to the Gerontology Research Group's (GRG) World Supercentenarian Rankings List, she was the oldest person alive who was born on February 11, 1904.

Sister André dedicated most of her life to religious service, Guinness stated in April 2022, adding that she was also the oldest nun to ever live.

Before becoming a Catholic nun, she looked after children during World War II and then spent 28 years caring for orphans and elderly people at a hospital.